| A | B |
|---|
| Copernicus | he developed the heliocentric theory |
| Galileo | he used the telescope to support heliocentric theory |
| Kepler | he discovered planetary motion |
| Newton | he discovered the laws of gravity |
| Harvey | he discovered circulation of blood |
| Hobbes' book | Leviathan |
| Hobbes' idea | Humans exist in a primitive "state of nature" and consent to government for self protection |
| Locke's book | Two Treatises on Government |
| Locke's idea | People are sovereign and consent to government for protection of natural rights to life, liberty and property |
| Montesquieu's book | The Spirit of Laws |
| Montesquieu's idea | he said the best form of government includes separation of powers |
| Rousseau's book | The Social Contract |
| Rousseau's idea | he said government is a contract between rulers and the people |
| Voltaire | he wanted separation of church and state and was a French author of poetry, plays, essays and books |
| Jefferson | his Declaration of Independence incorporated Enlightenment ideas |
| Enlightenment | applied reason to the human world, not just the natural world |
| sovereign | independent |
| Scientific Revolution | the emphasis on reason and systematic observation of nature |
